A fractal approach for evaluation of pulmonary circulation in man at rest and during exercise

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-110

  Kuikka, J T ^a   Lansimies E ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Heterogeneity; Pulmonary blood flow; Radiocardiography; Relative dispersion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; FRACTALS; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; REST; SERUM ALBUMIN; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0032984405     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.1999.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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